Mughal–Sur Wars

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The Mughal–Sur Wars were a series of mid-16th century conflicts in northern India between the Mughal Empire and the Sur dynasty that ultimately led to the restoration and consolidation of Mughal rule under Akbar.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ
conflictBetween Mughal Empire ⓘ
Sur dynasty ⓘ
endTime 1556 ⓘ
followedBy Mughal expansion under Akbar ⓘ
hasCause Struggle for control of the Delhi Sultanate territories ⓘ
Succession and legitimacy disputes in North India ⓘ
hasMainPhase Mughal–Sur conflict 1539–1556 ⓘ
linked to: Mughal–Sur Wars
hasPart Battle of Chausa (1539) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chausa

Battle of Kanauj (Battle of Bilgram) (1540) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Kannauj

Battle of Machhiwara (1555) ⓘ
Battle of Sirhind (1555) ⓘ
Battle of Tughlaqabad (1556) ⓘ
First Battle of Panipat (1526) ⓘ
Second Battle of Panipat (1556) ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Hindavi ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
Turki ⓘ
locatedIn Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia

Northern India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
militaryTechnology Field artillery ⓘ
Gunpowder weapons ⓘ
opponent Mughal Empire ⓘ
Sur Empire ⓘ
outcome End of Sur dynasty’s effective power ⓘ
Establishment of long-term Mughal dominance in North India ⓘ
participant Akbar ⓘ
Babur ⓘ
Bairam Khan ⓘ
Hemu (Hem Chandra Vikramaditya) ⓘ
linked to: Hemu

Humayun ⓘ
Islam Shah Suri ⓘ
Sher Shah Suri ⓘ
partOf Early Mughal period ⓘ
History of India ⓘ
relatedTo Delhi Sultanate succession struggles ⓘ
Mughal conquest of India ⓘ
result Consolidation of Mughal Empire under Akbar ⓘ
Restoration of Mughal rule in North India ⓘ
significantEvent Death of Sher Shah Suri (1545) ⓘ
Defeat and death of Hemu at Panipat ⓘ
Defeat of Humayun at Chausa ⓘ
Defeat of Humayun at Kanauj ⓘ
Exile of Humayun in Persia ⓘ
Humayun’s reconquest of Delhi (1555) ⓘ
Second Battle of Panipat ⓘ
startTime 1526 ⓘ
temporalContext 16th century ⓘ

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Sur Empire → conflict → Mughal–Sur Wars ⓘ
Second Battle of Panipat → partOf → Mughal–Sur conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Mughal–Sur Wars
Hemu → conflict → Mughal–Sur conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Mughal–Sur Wars
Mughal–Sur Wars → hasMainPhase → Mughal–Sur conflict 1539–1556 ⓘ
linked to: Mughal–Sur Wars
Sur dynasty → conflict → Mughal–Sur Wars ⓘ
Battle of Chausa → partOf → Mughal–Sur Wars ⓘ
Battle of Kannauj → partOf → Mughal–Sur conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Mughal–Sur Wars
Suri dynasty → conflict → Mughal–Suri Wars ⓘ
linked to: Mughal–Sur Wars
Suri Empire → conflict → Mughal–Suri conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Mughal–Sur Wars
Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah → conflict → Wars against Sher Shah Suri ⓘ
linked to: Mughal–Sur Wars
Mughal–Afghan conflicts → hasPart → Sur–Mughal War ⓘ
linked to: Mughal–Sur Wars